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Payments
TerraPay and barq Set the Stage for Swift and Secure Cross-Border Transfers
2024-05-16T10:45:39.559+02:00
This collaboration leverages TerraPay's payments network and supports barq's expansion.
barq, authorized by the Saudi Central Bank, seeks to impact the fintech sector in Saudi Arabia.
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Mastercard Teams Up with SingleView for Data-Driven Innovation
2024-05-01T16:41:38.340+02:00
The alliance aligns with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, driving digital transformation.
By combining Mastercard's tech prowess with SingleView's offerings, the partnership seeks to facilitate enterprises.
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Mastercard and Loop Forge Alliance for Digital Payments in Saudi Arabia
2024-02-29T11:13:39.996+02:00
Loop will enhance its offerings with Mastercard's technology and expertise.
Recently, Mastercard launched a global initiative to enhance opportunities for small business owners.
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Meet Tamara, Saudi Arabia's First Fintech Unicorn
2023-12-19T11:38:31.909+02:00
The fintech raised $340 million, led by the Saudi sovereign fund.
Tamara's funding amidst a regional slowdown signals strong interest in its future IPO plans.
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Saudi Arabia's Card Payments to Grow by 14% in 2023
2023-06-05T17:15:00.176+02:00
The Kingdom's push for a cashless society is one of the factors driving card payments.
Card payments' value soared 30% in 2021 in Saudi Arabia.
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Institutional FX
Saudi Arabia CMA Greenlights Regulations for Market Making
2022-12-05T10:39:30.981+02:00
Saudi Arabia is betting on the continued development of its capital market.
The local stock exchange is 11th in the world in terms of capitalization.
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Tamara Secures $100 Million in Series B Funding Round
2022-08-26T12:57:23.787+02:00
The round was led by Sanabil Investments.
Coatue, Shorooq Partners and Endeavor Catalyst also participated in the funding round.
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Survey Reveals a High Crypto Adoption Rate among Saudi Arabians
2022-07-13T19:23:00.000+02:00
76% of crypto investors have less than one year of experience in crypto investment.
The survey found that 63% of crypto investors are men.
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Saudi Arabia Looking to Achieve Sustainability Aims of Vision 2030
2022-05-03T17:08:51.722+02:00
In order to achieve the goals, both industries and individuals will need to adapt.
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Regulation
Saudi Central Bank Warns Official Entities on Forex Trading
2022-04-22T19:27:00.000+02:00
The advisory was signed by the Capital Market Authority and the Ministry of Commerce.
Entities have warned against the use of their official Twitter handles.
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CryptoCurrency
Survey Finds Majority of Saudis Aware, but Only a Few Invest in Crypto
2022-02-28T18:00:00.000+02:00
Many Saudi residents invest in cryptocurrencies to diversify their portfolio.
Government initiatives help to promote crypto investing in Saudi Arabia.
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Retail FX
Saham Holding Launches MetaTrader 5 Trading Platform on the Saudi Stock Exchange
2022-02-11T09:48:18.737+02:00
Saham Holding has begun serving its clients with MetaTrader 5 chats.
The fintech wants to enable its customers to access popular global financial instruments.
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Saudi Fintech Sector Attracted $347 Million in the Last 12 Months
2021-10-25T18:42:19.000+02:00
The number of active fintech companies has increased by 37% during the same period.
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Executive Moves
Morgan Stanley Banker Motaz Alangari to Join Banque Saudi Fransi
2021-10-14T20:03:08.000+02:00
Both parties have not addressed the executive move publicly as of press time.
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Saudi Arabia Inches Closer to Officially Launch Digital Currency with UAE
2020-11-30T10:43:03.000+02:00
SAMA and the central bank of the UAE jointly published a report to show key benefits of a CBDC.
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Regulation
BNY Mellon Secures Custody Licence from Saudi Arabia’s CMA
2020-07-20T08:46:53.000+02:00
BNY Mellon Saudi Financial Company has been authorised to conduct Custody activities in the securities business.
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FinTech
Saudi Arabia's Central Bank Injects Liquidity in Local Banks via Blockchain
2020-06-08T16:08:56.000+02:00
The blockchain deployment is part of SAMA’s efforts to explore emerging technologies
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MoneyGram Enters Saudi Arabia with Local Bank Partnership
2020-06-05T09:09:25.000+02:00
The country is the second-largest outbound remittance market.
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Executive Moves
Natixis Opens Office in Saudi Arabia, Names Reema Al-Asmari as CEO
2020-06-01T08:52:24.000+02:00
The company has opened a Corporate & Investment Banking office, Natixis Saudi Arabia Investment Company.
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Analysis: Where Are Middle East FX Traders Depositing Most Often?
2020-01-05T21:22:49.000+02:00
While the size of deposits and withdrawals remain the same, the number of deposits goes lower in October
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Saudi Arabia, UAE Leaders Confirm Plans to Launch Digital Currency
2019-11-28T15:56:34.000+02:00
The project was officially unveiled earlier this year and named Aber.
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Analysis
Equiti Goes to Saudi, Alibaba to Use Crypto: Editor's Pick
2019-09-01T12:46:11.000+02:00
We take a look back at the most riveting and interesting stories from last week.
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Equiti Group Partners Saudi Arabia’s 3rd Largest Bank
2019-08-29T15:33:17.000+02:00
The non-bank liquidity provider just landed a new major deal in the Middle East with Riyad Bank
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Exchanges
Goldman Sachs Tops Brokerage Firms in Saudi Market Last Month
2019-06-10T22:03:44.000+02:00
HSBC Saudi Arabia also moved up to second place, accounting for 9.4 percent of total trading in May.
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Analysis
INTL FCStone Launches PB, EU's New AML Rules: Editor's Pick
2019-04-28T14:39:34.000+02:00
Keep up to date with the most interesting and top stories in the crypto or FX space.
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